Flight of Fancy

[daveharty]

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Matchpoints. Your partner is normally a pretty sound overcaller/preemptor; clearly this is one of his rare flights of fancy. What is your call?

 

If you bid 4♠:

 

...the auction continues (pass)-pass-(5H) back to you.

 

 

If you bid 5♦:

 

...the auction continues (pass)-pass-(5H) back to you.

 

 

If you bid 6♦:

 

...you'll play it there, doubled.

 

 

If you pass:

 

...the opponents will eventually compete to 5H, you won't sucker them into doubling 5D.

 

 

If you bid 5♥:

 

...your partner will cry, "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" He will stand up and run out of the room; you will hear later that he has given up the game, and moved to Idaho to raise sheep.

 

[han]

I'd bid 4S and then 5S. In retrospect perhaps I wish I had bid 5D first.

[ggwhiz]

...your partner will cry, "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" He will stand up and run out of the room; you will hear later that he has given up the game, and moved to Idaho to raise sheep.

 

I like an immediate 6♦ to give everyone else a headache.

 

BTW, that's movin to Montana to raise a crop of dental floss.

[Yu18772]

I bid 4♥, and over 5♥ back to me 5♠. Hope partner got the idea.

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[gnasher]

5♦ and then 5♠. I think there's no chance that they'll let me play 4♠, so I may as well show my diamond support first. That way I'll avoid playing 5♠ opposite a singleton.

[aguahombre]

5♦ and then 5♠. I think there's no chance that they'll let me play 4♠, so I may as well show my diamond support first. That way I'll avoid playing 5♠ opposite a singleton.

That's the plan. Haven't checked the spoilers yet, but it looks good.

[MrAce]

5♦ and then 5♠. I think there's no chance that they'll let me play 4♠, so I may as well show my diamond support first. That way I'll avoid playing 5♠ opposite a singleton.

 

Tbh i was not sure about what could be the best plan, your plan seems very logical and convincing, at least for me.

[Codo]

Andy is always convincing, but I dislike his plan here. After his 5♠bid, I had known to lead a spade against their 6 ♥, I had never played him for the actual hand and passed 5 ♠. But maybe this is just me...

[Finch]

5♦ and then 5♠. I think there's no chance that they'll let me play 4♠, so I may as well show my diamond support first. That way I'll avoid playing 5♠ opposite a singleton.

 

Maybe this does work. My immediate reaction was 6D at once, and I still like that.

This route, if partner understands it, is not so much about avoiding playing 5♠ opposite a singleton but more about staying out of 6♦ when partner has a doubleton spade.

The problem is that while I'd be happy to play 6D opposite x xxx Q10xxxxx xx having bid it on the first round, I'd be less happy if I've earmarked a club lead.

[gszes]

The opps are headed for +650 (or much more likely) + 680/1430.

 

IMO dreaming up different ways to get to the cheapest possible

sacrifice misses the point of the hand. We need to try and convince

the opps to not bid 6h because we will then feel compelled to take the

relatively cheap -800 (or maybe less if p is short in spades) sac in 7d.

 

The opps have 23 hcp so they are far short of the norm for slam

bidding. A direct blast to 6d may make it the most difficult for the opps

because your LHO will probably not be able to use forcing pass to

convince his p to bid on because he will probably be too weak

(opps have 23 hcp) to want to encourage his p to bid on and his

short dia (max xx) will make him leary of mirror distribution.

 

Anything else we bid will allow the opps extra space to explore for

slam via cue bids and we dont want that.

[bigbenvic]

What would double of the 4♦ bid show? I'd like to double 4♦and then bid 4♠ over their 4♥ as I expect pards to stay quiet.

 

I'd like to play X of the cue as I have a fit with you, an honour in your suit and 'some' reason not to bid on myself. Usually it's a lack of strength to kick further without co-operation (mildly lead directing too) but when I bid 4♠ it shows that I have extra's with a ♠ suit and a ♦ fit as without ♠'s partner 'has' to revert to 5♦.

 

The other option is to do just bid 6♦ which has some play if Partner has his bid without ♥ honours.

 

Maybe that's likely with a void so perhaps 4♠ and X 5♥ might be the go. Nah that never works :-)

[daveharty]

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We played 6♦X, an unfortunate spot since 5♥ wasn't making. 5♠ looks interesting, I wish I had tried it.

[gnasher]

On that layout 5♠ would go lots down if you tried to make it. Maybe you're better off in 6♦.