Sometimes its better not get out of bed

[Fluffy]

First time on my local club that my opponents bid 2 grand slams in 1 session, but all has an explanation, we had new deals, and old people here don't like shuffling. I was awaiting to see a ahnd with A1062 K95 Q84 J73, but instead I got these 2:

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My 2♣ bid was not a piece of beuty, but the old lady splintering on the singleton on the unbid suit instead of the void was really awesome. I led ♣A of course.

 

 

Second one is also great, how many times have you seen both partners using blackwood?

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[GreenMan]

Second one is also great, how many times have you seen both partners using blackwood?

 

Had it done against me at a local tournament last year. LHO opens 2♣ and rebids 2NT; RHO transfers into spades, bids 4♣ Gerber, doesn't like the answer, and signs off in 4♠. LHO decides not enough has been done and bids 4NT Blackwood.

 

And if I told you even half of the post-mortem you would swear I was making it up.

[ggwhiz]

Awesome hands!

 

My teammates once had an auction that reached gerber followed by blackwood followed by more gerber followed by more blackwood. Finally realizing it was off the rails, bid 7nt making with 5 heart tricks on AKQTx opposite a stiff on the hook. I kid them about inventing check back blackwood to this day.

[Vampyr]

You use hand-dealing at your local club? How quaint.

[aguahombre]

You use hand-dealing at your local club? How quaint.

At $4,000 U.S. a pop for the Shufflemaster and related items to make it work, many clubs which don't operate on much or any profit stay quaint. Sharing or "buying" predealt hands still requires expenses..open-up boards, etc., and is not exactly convenient in areas where there are not a lot of other clubs close by.

 

There are services on-line to retrieve predealt hands, but then someone has to prepare them for play (and not play); or a movement has to be truncated with boards not played by all to allow duplication by the players.