CamHenry Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Morning all A hand from last night, at matchpoints. 4th in, vulnerable against not; RHO opens 4♣. You hold:[hv=pc=n&n=sa8543h962daq96ca&d=e&v=n&b=2&a=pp4c]133|200[/hv] Your call? If you double, the auction continues:P - P - 4♣ - X4♥ - 5♦ - P - ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I would pass, facing Kx,Kx,KJxxxx,xxx. But I prefer this to bid 6 and find partner with KQx,xx,KJxxx,xxx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 6♣ - Irish slam try. Part of my vig for punting slam is that I keep grand in the picture and another is that they may find a phantom save. Sometimes you just have to take a chance. We are conditioned not to do that in the slam zone, but why not? Here there is no room to explore, but I would suggest that there is a more than even chance that that it will turn out well one way or another, and if partner has: ♠Kx ♥- ♦KJxxxxxx ♣xxx We have hit a homer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_clown Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 6♣ - Irish slam try. Part of my vig for punting slam is that I keep grand in the picture and another is that they may find a phantom save. Sometimes you just have to take a chance. We are conditioned not to do that in the slam zone, but why not? Here there is no room to explore, but I would suggest that there is a more than even chance that that it will turn out well one way or another, and if partner has: ♠Kx ♥- ♦KJxxxxxx ♣xxx We have hit a homer. With a such a hand partner might open 3♦. I think 4♥ is lead directing on the way to 5♣ so I am not confident that partner is short in ♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 With a such a hand partner might open 3♦. I think 4♥ is lead directing on the way to 5♣ so I am not confident that partner is short in ♥. Oh lol - missed they were passed hands. Pass quicker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalldonn Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Could be making slam or even a grand but there are just too many ways raising can be wrong IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Bidding more is chasing moonbeams. You haven't even made 5 yet (don't mistake me: I expect to make game but we might be off a heart, a heart ruff and a slow spade, as one example), and 6 (or 7!!!) is simply too far away given that we have no way to probe. Preempts win not only by their initial denial of bidding space but by creating these situations. Long and sometimes bitter experience has convinced me that we should encourage our partners to bid aggressively over 4♥ which in turn means we should tend towards conservatism. AKA, once fixed, stay fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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