Siegmund Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Your mission, should you choose to accept it: stop in a makeable contract. South deals, uncontested auction. ♠x♥Jx♦x♣AKQJxxxxx ♠AKTxxxxx♥Qxx♦AQ♣--- Our own auction left something to be desired; I will post it later, and we can discuss which was the first wheel to detach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Let me see 1♠-2♣ (GF)3♠-4♣ (set spades as trumps)4♦-4♠[ass some cuebidding leads to 4♠, is it makeable? If south decides that AK 8th is not enough for setting it as trumps, north will set clubs as trumps with a jump to 4♣, and some cuebidding ends up in 5♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamHenry Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 If I held the South hand, I'd open it Namyats. Sure, there's the opportunity cost of a natural 4m preempt, but every now and again you get to stop in 4♠ and have play for an overtrick if everything breaks :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegmund Posted August 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 My partner tried 1S-2C, 3S-4NT, 5C(0314)-6C, and with a void in clubs, I went back to 6S. Partner was hopping mad I took him out of his clubs that "make six if they don't lead a heart". Heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 1s 2c (gf)3s a suit quality bid showing at least 6 and suit good enough to play for 1 loser opposite a singleton4d cue (4c would have shown spade void and superb clubs) (3N spade void other suits stopped). 4s denies heart controlp singleton spade no heart control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 I think ... 1♠ 2♣3♠ 4♣4♦ 5♣ ... is totally standard. If your methods forbid this auction, you are basically a member of a religious cult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 If I held the South hand, I'd open it Namyats. Sure, there's the opportunity cost of a natural 4m preempt, but every now and again you get to stop in 4♠ and have play for an overtrick if everything breaks :-)Not on a trump lead you won't, -1 unless you get very lucky, 5♣ is the spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Molyb Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 1♣ - 3♠4♣ - 4♦5♣ 1♣ = Precision3♠ = Any solid 7-card + suit4♣ = Asks for controls4♦ = No outside controls5♣ = Signoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 Wrong orientation for NAMYATS, which should be a known number of tricks with that suit as trumps. Also, no need to jump to 3S if 2C is game forcing. A jump on the second round by responder in clubs would pretty much show his hand. 5C can be bid, or maybe stopping at 4S, with that discipline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 I think ... 1♠ 2♣3♠ 4♣4♦ 5♣ ... is totally standard. If your methods forbid this auction, you are basically a member of a religious cult. I agree with this. I do not see why the 3S bid should unilaterally set S and why 4C should now be a cue as some suggest. For heaven's sake, let me rebid my solid C suit naturally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 My partner tried 1S-2C, 3S-4NT, 5C(0314)-6C, and with a void in clubs, I went back to 6S. Partner was hopping mad I took him out of his clubs that "make six if they don't lead a heart". Heh. Your partner bid badly, but you bid even worse. 4NT by partner is poor and will do nothing to diagnose 2 losers in a red suit. Pulling to 6S is....well, what can I say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegmund Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Pulling to 6S is....well, what can I say? It had something to do that, for most of my life, 6C was GSF (after steam Blackwood); without discussion I assumed it was some type of further cuebid/probe toward a possible grand. The chance of his clubs really being better than my 8 spades, at matchpoints, seemed pretty remote if he didn't care to bid 4C over 3S. It did at least cross my mind he might have been trying to play clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 It had something to do that, for most of my life, 6C was GSF (after steam Blackwood); without discussion I assumed it was some type of further cuebid/probe toward a possible grand. The chance of his clubs really being better than my 8 spades, at matchpoints, seemed pretty remote if he didn't care to bid 4C over 3S. It did at least cross my mind he might have been trying to play clubs. Fair comment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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