kenrexford Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 QJxxx Axx--KJ10xx 1D by partner, 1H overcall, 1S you, pass.2S partner, 3H, to you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillPatch Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 While I suppose that partner may have only three spade support, my LTC of 6 indicates we have a probable game in that case, so game would be probably be percentage. And partners have been known to raise on four! So I raise to 4♠. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 4c game try will bid 4h over 4d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillPatch Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 4c game try will bid 4h over 4dWhile I have a lot of pretty cards, starting a cue-bidding sequence on a possible 5-3 fit scares me. And partner's anticipated diamond cue in this auction reveals duplicated values. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 I agree with "game try". I do not agree that 4♣ is a game try here. Double is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Game try? :( :angry: :ph34r: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted September 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Yeah, thought so. Partner bid 3S! Claimed a fix when everyone else was in 4S+1 because perhaps every other table was pushed into 4S. I thought the hand called for a mild slam try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillPatch Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Yes, but was the slam try the best way to coax the double in game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2005 Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Game try? :( :angry: :ph34r: Where you gonna play if game try denied? 3.5♠ lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmnka447 Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 I'd bid 4 ♠ in a flash over 3 ♥. Yeah, partner's hand is somewhat of a misfit with mine. But we do have an 8+ card fit. I just think there are just too many hands where 4 ♠ makes opposite this 6 loser player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillPatch Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Normally with such a good offensive hand with a high chance of an overtrick I would control bid in search of slam. Here my void in diamonds probably duplicates the values in partner's main suit, so I would not. If the contract was doubled my main difficulty would be avoiding a premature sign of glee. But avoiding game. Ken has all my sympathies and none go to his partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillPatch Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 dup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 I don't get this hand. I bid 4S automatically and don't consider anything else even remotely sensible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 you guys give up on slam...slam not zero.....that is the point game try ..try at humor clearly you guys did not get it I make slam try on hand that played in part score which was the point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtGodel Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Grand could be cold: AKxx x xxxxx AQx, very difficult to find out about what you need to know for slam to be good. You need to find out about fourth trump and honours in clubs (preferably the ace). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Grand could be cold: AKxx x xxxxx AQx, very difficult to find out about what you need to know for slam to be good. You need to find out about fourth trump and honours in clubs (preferably the ace).Would you rebid 2♠ with AKxx x xxxxx AQx? I wouldn't. Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtGodel Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Would you rebid 2♠ with AKxx x xxxxx AQx? I wouldn't. RikNo I wouldn't, but the person who held this hand didn't bid game, I can see their partner not bidding 3♠ with that hand. I guess the better argument is that AKxx x xxxxx Axx and now grand is on a finesse, although I guess you might even bid more than 2♠ with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 No I wouldn't, but the person who held this hand didn't bid game, I can see their partner not bidding 3♠ with that hand. I guess the better argument is that AKxx x xxxxx Axx and now grand is on a finesse, although I guess you might even bid more than 2♠ with that.That depends a bit on whether 1S showed 5 spades, doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 4♠. If partner moves with VKCB I will cooperate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 If partner moves with VKCB I will cooperate.Ah it is a VKCB hand? I was thinking it would end up being a Bluhmer. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 IF I have been having a really bad day I might try for a top via pass hoping against hope the "very" normal looking 4s contract is doomed to failure because opener has the most ragged weak or value duplicative hand possible. The question of game or slam depends on how much one is willing to gamble if the cue bidding sequence is a success. 4c followed by say 4h (denying a dia control) If you are willing to bid at least 6 I would go ahead and try this method. If what sounds like the most favorable sequence possible is not enough to convince you to at least try a small slam don't bother stay with a simple 4s. Unlike some of the above if p bids 4d over my 4c bid I will just bid 4s since the odds have gone down considerably of making slam and even the 5 level might not be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 I'll make a game try also. 4♠ bidding game and then trying to make it. All PD did was give me a single raise. I have a void in the suit he opened. I will not leak info to help the opp's defense by probing for a very lucky slam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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