Hanoi5 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 [hv=pc=n&s=shak95da76ct98764&n=s62hqt642dkqj82c2&d=w&v=0&b=8&a=3sp4sppp]266|200[/hv] Playing teams, do you agree with N/S bidding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhchung Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Ouch. I would duplicate this auction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 South had automatic X. From there I would expect 4N-5C-5D-5H-p 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 North needs South to have about four of five cover cards, as the short spade is obvious. That means that he needs three covers and a void or four covers. South's 5♣ call is the sole reason why North probably loses ambition. Had South bid 5♦ to preference a red suit, North is good enough, IMO, to venture to slam. South perhaps should smell this potential and take some creative risk. Thus, in a serious example of post-mortem influenced heavily by seeing both hands, I would still argue that a theoretically sound auction might be: X-4NT5♦-5NT6♥ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 South has to double 4♠. The chances of them stealing vs bidding to make are very high and -590 (or even -690) isn't the end of the world. In my partnership -5 imps is the playing around range and you can't pull this double without an expectation of going plus. It's not at all clear if we would find the slam, in fact probably not unless we get a 5♠ bid and a forcing pass opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 South had automatic X. From there I would expect 4N-5C-5D-5H-p exactamundo neither side really has the stuff to push to slam preempts work do thebest you can 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalldonn Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 I don't care about missing this slam, it's not like I would have automatically bid it if I had opened the bidding either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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