Quartic Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 [hv=pc=n&e=sak6ht742dacqt965&d=w&v=e&b=16&a=pp1c1h3c(pre-emptive)3h]133|200[/hv] Playing Acol (4cM, weak NT), so you've shown either 5+ clubs or a balanced 15+ with 4 clubs (or a 4441 with 4 clubs). Partner has at least 4 card club support, and probably less than 9 points. Matchpoints. Also interested if the answer is different at teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Both forms of scoring I bid 5♣, partner is unlikely to be broke at this vul and Axxxx and out offers reasonable chances, Kxxxx and out and I may have no defence to 4♥ and be close to making. Will partner really have Kxxx and out at this vul, I don't think so ? Did partner have 2♣ available as a weaker raise or was it still inverted over the overcall ? Is 2N by a passed hand natural or some other sort of raise ? Is 2♥ another raise ? by a passed hand it seems you should know more than just <=9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartic Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Both forms of scoring I bid 5♣, partner is unlikely to be broke at this vul and Axxxx and out offers reasonable chances, Kxxxx and out and I may have no defence to 4♥ and be close to making. Will partner really have Kxxx and out at this vul, I don't think so ? Did partner have 2♣ available as a weaker raise or was it still inverted over the overcall ? Is 2N by a passed hand natural or some other sort of raise ? Is 2♥ another raise ? by a passed hand it seems you should know more than just <=9. 2♣ is a weaker raise, 2♥ is stronger. I would probably take 2NT as another good raise, but I don't remember if we've discussed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statto Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I'm afraid of pushing them into a making game so I'll pass for now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perko90 Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 5♣ in a heartbeat - all forms of scoring. Those 4 baby hearts never looked better. Cyberyeti summed it up well. I either have a chance at making 5♣ or 4♥ is making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartic Posted July 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 At the table I also bid 5♣. Unfortunately the full hand was: [hv=pc=n&s=sjt4hkqj3d853cak7&w=s952ha8dqt97cj432&n=sq873h965dkj642c8&e=sak6ht742dacqt965&d=w&v=e&b=16&a=pp1c1h3c3h5cppp]399|300[/hv] Partner's two hearts were a nasty surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 At the table I also bid 5♣. Unfortunately the full hand was: [hv=pc=n&s=sjt4hkqj3d853cak7&w=s952ha8dqt97cj432&n=sq873h965dkj642c8&e=sak6ht742dacqt965&d=w&v=e&b=16&a=pp1c1h3c3h5cppp]399|300[/hv] Partner's two hearts were a nasty surprise. So is the rest of partner's hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmnka447 Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Partner has at least 4 ♣, but is very unlikely to have more than 1 ♥. From your hand, it looks like a ♥ loser, a ♠ loser, and possible a ♣ loser at most. So even VUL vs not, I'd bid 5 ♣ at any kind of scoring. I'm also DBLing 5 ♥ if the opponents bid it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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