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#1 User is offline   ajm218 

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Posted 2006-May-24, 03:48

Scoring: MP

1♣ 1♠
2♥ 3♠*
4♥ 6♣


3♠ was slam interest with a very good ♠ suit, 4♥ is natural

Now what? Pass? Should we have started with 2♣?

(For the record, partner is a very good player :-) )
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Posted 2006-May-24, 03:50

Bidding 7 here, on grounds that it's a "75%" grand: if pard doesn't have the club king, maybe the finesse works :)
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Posted 2006-May-24, 03:59

At the club, any slam is sufficent, but if you play in a good field, I think 7 Club has a resonable chance. After all, your pd had SI opps. your hand and your hand is stronger then promised.
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  Posted 2006-May-24, 08:07

I think the question is not 'grand or not?' but 'which grand?'

I expect most of any field to be in slam here. I think 7♣ is probably safer (in case we need to ruff a spade) but I expect 7NT to make most of the time.

I wouldn't open this 2♣.
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Posted 2006-May-25, 18:03

I would open this 1♥ hehe. 6♣ is enough for me.
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Posted 2006-May-25, 18:14

ajm218, on May 24 2006, 04:48 AM, said:

Scoring: MP

1♣ 1♠
2♥ 3♠*
4♥ 6♣


3♠ was slam interest with a very good ♠ suit, 4♥ is natural

Now what? Pass? Should we have started with 2♣?

(For the record, partner is a very good player :-) )

I know forum posters hate to open 2 suited hands with 2clubs but it seems even if the auction goes:

2c=2s
3c=3s
4h=? Pard will play you for 9 or ten tricks and if she jumps to 6clubs only I see no reason to bid on. You would have nothing extra. You need a heck of lot more than a 70% chance to bid on for the grand at MP yes?
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