virgosrock Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Sorry should really not post this here but so interesting and I am starting to recognize names of frequent responders/post-ers. you hand is 5521 spades headed by ten (no 9), hearts headed by jack (no ten), rags in d and c. righty deals and opens 1d-p-1d-p-2NT-p-3c(nmf)-4NT(rkc in c)-5h-6nt. i'll post the full hand once i get responses. Your lead? vrock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfi Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Well, I'm not leading a diamond since they both bid the suit at the one-level. I'm not leading a club since RHO has randomly asked for keycards after limiting their hand. And partner didn't double 5H for the lead, so I guess it's a spade. Or do we get more sensible bidding to guide us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordontd Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Sorry should really not post this here but so interesting and I am starting to recognize names of frequent responders/post-ers. you hand is 5521 spades headed by ten (no 9), hearts headed by jack (no ten), rags in d and c. righty deals and opens 1d-p-1d-p-2NT-p-3c(nmf)-4NT(rkc in c)-5h-6nt. i'll post the full hand once i get responses. Your lead? vrockYou’ll get responses once you post the auction properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2005 Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 You'll get responses once you post the auction properly.1♦-1♦ second ♦ bid should be 1M which major? makes big difference. Was the response to 3♣ NMF really to ask KC? This is bizarre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virgosrock Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 1♦-1♦ second ♦ bid should be 1M which major? makes big difference. Was the response to 3♣ NMF really to ask KC? This is bizarre. not sure what is not clear in the posted auction. Let's try again. We pass throughout.1d-1s-2nt-3c(nmf)-4nt(rkc clubs per blurb)-5H-6NT does this help? vrock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Badger Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 A bit of a wham-bam auction in which I agree with steve2005 is a little bizarre, though we have to analyse it with the information given. Your hand is poor, so if there is a setting trick it's likely to come from partner. He had an opportunity to dbl. 6NT which I would have seen as asking for a ♠ lead. That's my interpretation. A ♦ looks wrong and I fully expect declarer to have a solid(ish) ♦ suit to bid like this. A ♣ could compromise partner's holding, so I'm going to lead a small ♥, the unbid suit. However, I have a gut feeling that a ♠ lead might work best as it takes away an entry from dummy if declarer has a singleton ♠ and needs that as an entry later on. When declarer runs that (assumed) ♦ suit, partner is the one who's likely to be squeezed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virgosrock Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 A bit of a wham-bam auction in which I agree with steve2005 is a little bizarre, though we have to analyse it with the information given. Your hand is poor, so if there is a setting trick it's likely to come from partner. He had an opportunity to dbl. 6NT which I would have seen as asking for a ♠ lead. That's my interpretation. A ♦ looks wrong and I fully expect declarer to have a solid(ish) ♦ suit to bid like this. A ♣ could compromise partner's holding, so I'm going to lead a small ♥, the unbid suit. However, I have a gut feeling that a ♠ lead might work best as it takes away an entry from dummy if declarer has a singleton ♠ and needs that as an entry later on. When declarer runs that (assumed) ♦ suit, partner is the one who's likely to be squeezed. Kudos to http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/user/8688-sfi/ for leading a spade. Brilliant and after-the-fact "obvious". Badger's gut feel perfect. Perhaps gut feel is because it was posted as a problem. btw, other than a low-level NT by them, specifically 1NT actually, there is NO concept of leading dummy's first bid suit in GIBBO's abysmal Bidding World. here is the hand in all its glory. I tend to suspect declarer is a lunatic. Another clue from the bidding is it looks like declarer was merely waiting to hear spade from dummy.[hv=http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?lin=pn%7CSUB_HUMAN%2CVirgosRock%2CRobotN%2CRobotE%7Cst%7C%7Cmd%7C1S6HQKAD35TQKC57QA%2CS2358TH2489JD26C2%2CS479JQHTDJAC468JK%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard+7%7Csv%7Cb%7Cmb%7C1D%7Can%7CMinor+suit+opening+--+3%2B+%21D%3B+11-21+HCP%3B+12-22+total+points%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C1S%7Can%7COne+over+one+--+4%2B+%21S%3B+6%2B+total+points+%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2N%7Can%7CJump+in+notrump+--+2-4+%21C%3B+3-5+%21D%3B+2-4+%21H%3B+2-3+%21S%3B+18-19+HCP%3B+22-+total+points%3B+partial+stop+in+%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C3C%21%7Can%7CNew+minor+forcing+--+5%2B+%21S%3B+7%2B+total+points+%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C4N%7Can%7CBlackwood+%28C%29+--+4-+%21C%3B+4-5+%21D%3B+2-4+%21H%3B+2-3+%21S%3B+19+HCP%3B+biddable+%21C%3B+3-card+%21D%3B+22+total+points%3B%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C5H%7Can%7CTwo+or+five+key+cards%3B+no+queen+--+5%2B+%21S%3B+7%2B+total+points+%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C6N%7Can%7CSignoff+--+4-+%21C%3B+4-5+%21D%3B+2-4+%21H%3B+2-3+%21S%3B+19-+HCP%3B+biddable+%21C%3B+3-card+%21D%3B+22+total+points%3B+two+%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpg%7C%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpg%7C%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpg%7C%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpg%7C%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpg%7C%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpg%7C%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpg%7C%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpg%7C%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpg%7C%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpg%7C%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpg%7C%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpg%7C%7Cmc%7C13%7C%0A%0A]399|300[/hv] Kicking myself in rump. This is why we play bridge. To punish ourselves. vrock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordontd Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 not sure what is not clear in the posted auction. Let's try again. We pass throughout.1d-1s-2nt-3c(nmf)-4nt(rkc clubs per blurb)-5H-6NT does this help?It certainly helps in that it avoids the insufficient bid in the original post and lets us know which suits the opponents had bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virgosrock Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 It certainly helps in that it avoids the insufficient bid in the original post and lets us know which suits the opponents had bid. oh! I see it now. 1d-p-1d instead of 1d-p-1s. You could have said that LOL. Us aging 2-finger typists may occasionally make these mistakes PLUS s and d are right next each other on the keyboard. vrock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhasbeen Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 oh! I see it now. 1d-p-1d instead of 1d-p-1s. You could have said that LOL. Us aging 2-finger typists may occasionally make these mistakes PLUS s and d are right next each other on the keyboard. vrock These one-line auction descriptions have always confused me. I like em just the way they are in bidding box, with all the passes and S-W-N-E heading. Even though it can take a few more lines it is well worth the trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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