ArtK78 Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Regional Swiss Teams (7 board matches, IMPs converted to VPs). Early in the day in a small regional swiss teams, you hold this hand: AxxATxxxAJxxx Vul against not, you open the bidding in 1st seat and the bidding goes as follows: 1♣ - (2♥) - 2♠ - (5♥)x - (P) - 5♠ - (P)? 1) Do you agree with the double of 5♥?2) What now and why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Partner has a lot of good spades to bid 5♠. But he must have more than just that, since he would have jumped to 4♠ on the previous round if he only had a lot of good spades. I would bid 6♠, expecting it to make. I would like to fish for 7♠, but things will get murky and it is better to be happy with the small slam. Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 edit: I just now realized that I misread the hand and my previous comment makes no sense. lol at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 I do not like the double. I would try 6S at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 3 aces does not a minimum hand make in a game forcing pass situation. The very fact that we are now wonderring if we can make6/7 merely adds emphasis to the first sentence. Bid 6s since it's toodifficult at this point to convince p we have a legitimate shot at 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 I agree with double when pass is not forcing only. I would bid 6 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wank Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 pass should be forcing imo and that's what we should have done. as for what to do now, our hand is very pretty with 3 bangers and 3 trumps, but our ace of hearts is obv opposite a void. i would like to bid 6 clubs, which should be a grand try imo. i don't see how you can have a hand that makes a penalty X of 5h and then pulls 5s to 6c. still, i wouldn't wheel it out at the table for obvious reasons. 5nt is a good compromise. encouraging with much less chance of being misinterpreted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 2S indeed created a FP situation for us; but I don't understand why it would for all the folks who play it as only 1-round forcing. So, I can't judge the double of 5H for anyone else. If I had doubled 5H, it would be wrong. 6S now, although if I had doubled 5H in our FP I would be seriously concerned that I had screwed up a Grand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 You did not screw up a grand, but I did make 7. Here are the hands: AxxATxxxAJxxx QJT9xx-----KQKxxxx The ♠K was onside singleton. I ruffed the opening heart lead and drew trump. Dummy's spot was big enough to win the third round of spades. I played a diamond off dummy. When RHO ducked, the diamond loser went away on dummy's ♥A. My partner passed 5♠ but we did win one IMP on the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Art, what would be 3♠ over 2♥ by responder in your agreements? Splinter ? Natural ? Fit showing natural ? Weak ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Regional Swiss Teams (7 board matches, IMPs converted to VPs).Early in the day in a small regional swiss teams, you hold this hand: ♠ A x x ♥ A T x ♦ x x ♣ A J x x xVul against not, you open the bidding in 1st seat and the bidding goes as follows:1♣ - (2♥) - 2♠ - (5♥)x - (P) - 5♠ - (P)?1) Do you agree with the double of 5♥?2) What now and why? IMOOver 5♥, Double = 10, Pass = 9, 5♠ = 8, 6♠ = 5. I don't think partner's 2♠ creates an FP context.After 5♠, 6♠ = 10, Pass = 8, 6♥ = 5, 7♠ = 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 3 bullets, a five card suit, I would have probably bid 6, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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