Lord Molyb Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 [hv=pc=n&n=saqt9hkq984dca986&d=n&v=b&b=13&a=2d(Flannery%2C%2011-15%2C%205H%204S)3d(Natural)4d(Cuebid)5d]133|200[/hv]IMPs.Partner's cuebid agreed to one or both majors and showed a diamond control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 If you keep posting threads like this, the result will be "Less Flannery" Here I pass, which is forcing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMoe Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Granted a pass is forcing, but opposite a LR+ hand, this hand is making 12 or 13 tricks.A 6♥ call by me now will "guarantee" a void in ♦ and show my 4 losers. Partner will know that slow strength in ♦ is wasted and will be able to advance to 7 with primes in the other 3 suits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdeegan Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 :P Uhhhh.... the hand is way, way too strong to open with the venerable Flannery 2♦ convention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 6c I guess, I'm sure someone will have a good reason for pass and then 6c and maybe its better but obviously drive to slam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 A 6♥ call by me now will "guarantee" a void in ♦ Never ever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahydra Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 6♦, to show a void in diamonds and ask partner to pick the major :) And yes this hand is too good to open as 11-15. Edit - huh, the forum software throws a 500 if you don't fill in the poll correctly? That's poor coding. ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 6D, in part to show a first round control and in part to make it a funny sequence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmnka447 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Pard must have one heck of a hand to cue ♦ -- i.e. make move toward slam. Pard can't have enough values in the majors alone to make such a move. So pard must have ♣ values beside the ♦ control to even contemplate a move toward slam. Since pard's hand is still unlimited, I think it's right to cooperate and show your outside control, so I'll bid 6 ♣. With the right cards, that may help pard bid the grand if it's there. As to whether a hand is too strong for Flannery or not, one must decide if the hand is strong enough to bid 2 ♠ after a forcing 1 NT response to a 1 ♥ opening. If so, then bid 1 ♥. If not, use Flannery. This hand is on the cusp of that decision. It has 15 HCP, 18+ value, 4 losers, etc. I think I'd still Flannery it, but wouldn't have a problem with those that would open 1 ♥ and rebid 2 ♠. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 As to whether a hand is too strong for Flannery or not, one must decide if the hand is strong enough to bid 2 ♠ after a forcing 1 NT response to a 1 ♥ opening. If so, then bid 1 ♥. If not, use Flannery. You wouldn't be in that position if you weren't playing Flannery, since partner would have responded 1♠ if he had a four-card suit. Flannery seems to give very little bang for the buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 #1 yes#2 6D - just for the beauty of it, and in the end, this may even be the best bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMoe Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Never ever...Yesssss.....should have said 6♦ Glad Ahydra et al. got it right... :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 I would bid 6♦ now. I would bid 6 ♣ with stiff ♦ and Axx clubs or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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