Author Topic: Just one of those things?  (Read 1155 times)

kenberg

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Just one of those things?
« on: June 28, 2021, 02:04:07 PM »
Prime has a tourney playing with the bits every week. Here is a hand:
https://tinyurl.com/yk5bb8en

Any thoughts?  Being in 4 and making seven actually scored a bit above average but being in six would have scored a lot better.

A recent iac practice session had a hand where 6D was cold on a combined 19 count. Here we have a combined 25 count. Both involved a long rump suit and hands that fit well.

I'm inclined to leave it be, but maybe others would like to weigh in. I was aware of slam possibilities when I passed the 4S, I suppose I could bid 5D (surely spades are trump after the jump to 4S), but really, would you?


On the very next hand I did look for a slam.  Off one in five:

https://tinyurl.com/ye3c4mhk

Oh well.

It was just one (or two, or three)  of those things.
Ken

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Re: Just one of those things?
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2021, 09:19:49 PM »
OK how about:

1 !S                                                          2 !H   Nat GF
2 !S  (I do not have a biddable 2nd suit)      3 !S   3 card support agreeing spades
4 !C  (1st or 2nd RC)                                  4  !D  1st or 2nd RC
4NT  (1430)                                              5 !H (2-Q !S)
!S**                                                         pass

** North can reason that South has very liklely  !H AK then there are 11 top tricks and a long  !H can be established if no worse than a 4-2 split.  At worst South would have AQ then slam on finesse.

Key to bidding the slam is for opener to give partner room to show controls in a game forcing situation. 


 

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Re: Just one of those things?
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2021, 09:33:32 PM »
Yes,  Jack -- the BOTS are not playing very good Walsh.  LEAVE RESPONDER some room!   Out here  opener would rebid  3 spades, though--promising a mega-suit,  then 4 Diamonds would not be misunderstood, and away we go.




SORRY, Ken--  I Guess I started I new thread, just below--without actually doing it!. 
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