ArtK78 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 This is a hand from the second qualifying session. Matchpoints. [hv=pc=n&n=saqj92haqt95daj8c&d=s&v=e&b=3&a=1np3sp4hp?]133|200[/hv] 1NT is 15-17. I am going to force the 3♠ bid on you, as it systemically shows a game forcing (or better) hand with 5-5 in the majors. Your plan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Unless you have exclusion here, I don't think I can find the grand without knowing what 4♣ or 4♦ would mean from the opener. Mandatory cue-bids? Various non-minimums? etc. A 4th trump is so important to my grand ambitions and I don't think partner should have it and bid 4♥ so I'm blasting 6♥ and hoping for the overtrick on the lead. That 4th trump is why I would start with stayman, show the 5-5 by jumping to 4♦ over a 2♦ response and carry on from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Yeah, without the meaning of 3NT and 4m, I can't answer. With those meanings, well, I'm a TD, so I can't play bridge.What's my cuebidding style? Will partner show kings right away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted October 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Given that I have shown 10 major suit cards, I would think that partner would cue-bid aces in the minors and anything in the majors. But I have to admit that we have not discussed the meaning of bids beyond the initial response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiddity Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 With no agreements I guess I'd try 6♣ followed by 6♥. I hope this shows a grand try with short clubs.Another option is to bid 5♣ and then 6♣ over partner's 5♦ - I'm not sure of the difference between these sequences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Well, at IMPs, I think I bid 6C (or 6D, depending on who's on my right :P). We either play 6C exclusion or not. If so, I bid 6H over 6D(03) and 7H over 6H(14). If not, I bid 7H over 6D (positive) and pass 6H. This is a good problem though, and I'm not sure how to think about it at MPs. Maybe I actually want to bid 4N here and angle toward 7N if I can find CA/HK/SK, 6N if we have 2KC but no SK, and 6H otherwise, giving up on the heart grand where partners got all the non-club fillers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endymion77 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 5♣ looks like the best option here although 6♣ also has some merit and it does scream club void but you should really discuss the responses to 3♠ with partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted October 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Here is the whole hand: [hv=pc=n&s=sk6hk8d62cakq9753&w=s54hj42dqt9754cj4&n=saqj92haqt95daj8c&e=st873h763dk3ct862&d=s&v=e&b=3&a=1np3sp4hp4np5hp5np7nppp]399|300[/hv] My partner opened the South hand 1NT. I heard that he was not the only one to choose this action. Needless to say, I thought I had a pretty good hand as North. I could not think of a great action with the North hand over 4♥, so I decided to find out if there was going to be a grand in NT. When partner showed the missing key cards I asked for specific kings with 5NT. Partner thought that was good enough for 13 tricks (figuring incorrectly that he had 7 club tricks) and just bid 7NT. I was amazed when he did not claim after the opening lead. I thought that we had about 18 tricks on the auction. Bidding and making 7NT was a cold top. Only 2 pairs bid a grand in a major. As this was in the second qualifying session, top on a board was 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 I might be more tempted to open 2NT than 1NT... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 I might be more tempted to open 2NT than 1NT...I believe that my proper response to a 2NT opening bid would be 8NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSGibson Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 I don't know if anyone has asked in another thread, but how did you wind up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bd71 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 I held the South hand at another table and opoened 1C-1S-3C. Thoughts? How many would open NT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 I'm ok with 1c-2n or 1n but I don't like 1c-3c. 2n straightaway is a bit rich for my blood, but I get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted October 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 I don't know if anyone has asked in another thread, but how did you wind up? 4 consecutive 51% sessions for 7th place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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