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mr1303

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I gave up trying to come up with a sensible and plausable auction on these cards.

 

What on Earth do you do with it?

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I understand 3; that's the only suit where pard's holding matters, so throw it into the mix and see if he raises or something. Heck, if pard has -- any any KQxxx the last making contract could be 6, or 7 if he also has the A.

 

That's a bit of a long shot, of course. My strategy would probably be to just keep bidding spades till it goes all pass.

 

EDIT: Never mind, PhilKing pointed out the flaw.

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I see zero wrong with 1s followed by 3c followed by 4s. This sequence

will let p know to cherish cards like the club K and spade Q for slam

purposes (else why not just bid 4s over 1n or open 4s).

 

There is not much defense here and a preempt may work out better but at

eqqal vulnerability the opps will have to go to the 5 level to outbid you and

that does not happen much. Going slow is the only reasonable way to

plausibly get to slam w/o some exotic treatments.

 

You are about even money to make 4 opposite a completely useless dummy

(like this one) and it is hardly illegal for p to have a little something to help you

evan 1 small spade increases your chance of making 4s to 75%

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I also agree with 3. You are always going to play in spades and would like partner to value club honours and nothing less than an ace in a red suit. An auto-splinter may give partner the wrong idea about the worth of his heart holding and he may even try to play in hearts with a hand like the actual one.
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