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Posted 2008-January-23, 08:16
RHO will overcall 1♠. What is your auction?
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Posted 2008-January-23, 08:18
6♦ seems like the top spot. No idea how to bid this.
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Posted 2008-January-23, 08:29
7♣ seems best, except on a ♣ lead...
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Posted 2008-January-23, 09:02
7♣ is not a bad contract even on a club lead. Assuming clubs are 4-3, run all 6 clubs. If either the ♦J is doubleton or tripleton, or the same hand has the ♥Q or four small hearts and the ♦J, you are home.
There are also some squeeze chances involving the ♠A and various red suit holdings.
Of course, on any other lead, 7♣ needs only a little more than 4-3 clubs.
There are also some squeeze chances involving the ♠A and various red suit holdings.
Of course, on any other lead, 7♣ needs only a little more than 4-3 clubs.
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Posted 2008-January-23, 09:57
1♦ (1♠) 2♣
2♥ 2♠
3♦ 4♣
4♦ ???
That's the last point at which I have any idea what I would bid as either player.
2♥ 2♠
3♦ 4♣
4♦ ???
That's the last point at which I have any idea what I would bid as either player.
Please let me know about any questions or interest or bug reports about GIB.
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Posted 2008-January-23, 10:01
6d is a much better contract than a club slam. All it needs are diamonds 4-2 or 5-1 with stiff dJ.
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Posted 2008-January-23, 12:27
1♦-()-pass
2♥-2♠
3♦-???
I think this shows why passing 1 spade was a mistake lol
2♥-2♠
3♦-???
I think this shows why passing 1 spade was a mistake lol
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Posted 2008-January-23, 12:59
ArtK78, on Jan 23 2008, 04:02 PM, said:
7♣ is not a bad contract even on a club lead. Assuming clubs are 4-3, run all 6 clubs. If either the ♦J is doubleton or tripleton, or the same hand has the ♥Q or four small hearts and the ♦J, you are home.
There are also some squeeze chances involving the ♠A and various red suit holdings.
Of course, on any other lead, 7♣ needs only a little more than 4-3 clubs.
There are also some squeeze chances involving the ♠A and various red suit holdings.
Of course, on any other lead, 7♣ needs only a little more than 4-3 clubs.
There are only 6 ♣s out
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Posted 2008-January-23, 13:01
ArtK78, on Jan 23 2008, 10:02 AM, said:
Of course, on any other lead, 7♣ needs only a little more than 4-3 clubs.
I like my chances of the 6 missing clubs breaking no worse than 4-3
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Posted 2008-January-23, 13:14
My (most probable) sequence looks like this:
1♦ (1♠) 2♣
2♥ 2♠
3♥ 4♣
4♦ 4N
6♦ ?
3♥ to show the 5th heart, and thus at least 6♦s.
4N would not, for me, be keycard. While I know that most players can't imagine bidding slams without keycard, for me, there is no keycard available in this auction, for two reasons: I like that in minor slam sequences, 4N is (usually) merely a forward-going, cue-bid denying move and, more pertinent to this auction, I don't like non-jump 4N to be keycard when we have no suit agreement, and we surely do NOT have suit agreement to this point.
Over 4N, anything less than 6♦ seems unduly conservative or misdirected. I don't think S can afford to tack on the 7th diamond, altho I confess that the bidding would be the same if my opener held AKQJxxx in diamonds.
I just don't think S can ever risk committing, earlier, to clubs.... picture 2=5=6=0 shape across the table, as one reason.
He might well, however, convert 6♦ to 6N... which rates to rarely be worse than 6♦ and may often be better: picture x KQ10xx AKJ109xx void.
1♦ (1♠) 2♣
2♥ 2♠
3♥ 4♣
4♦ 4N
6♦ ?
3♥ to show the 5th heart, and thus at least 6♦s.
4N would not, for me, be keycard. While I know that most players can't imagine bidding slams without keycard, for me, there is no keycard available in this auction, for two reasons: I like that in minor slam sequences, 4N is (usually) merely a forward-going, cue-bid denying move and, more pertinent to this auction, I don't like non-jump 4N to be keycard when we have no suit agreement, and we surely do NOT have suit agreement to this point.
Over 4N, anything less than 6♦ seems unduly conservative or misdirected. I don't think S can afford to tack on the 7th diamond, altho I confess that the bidding would be the same if my opener held AKQJxxx in diamonds.
I just don't think S can ever risk committing, earlier, to clubs.... picture 2=5=6=0 shape across the table, as one reason.
He might well, however, convert 6♦ to 6N... which rates to rarely be worse than 6♦ and may often be better: picture x KQ10xx AKJ109xx void.
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Posted 2008-January-23, 13:24
6 of a minor looks OK. 6N looks appetizing from the South side at MPs.
I don't know how to bid this. Maybe I need to be playing some ringy-dingy relay where I can discover 0571 and the K♥ and the ♦AKQ.
Nah....
I don't know how to bid this. Maybe I need to be playing some ringy-dingy relay where I can discover 0571 and the K♥ and the ♦AKQ.
Nah....
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Posted 2008-January-23, 13:54
Counting to 13 is a challenge sometimes. 
The chances of the 6 missing clubs breaking no worse than 4-3 is, indeed, pretty good.
The chances of the 6 missing clubs breaking no worse than 4-3 is, indeed, pretty good.
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Posted 2008-January-25, 13:10
This is really such a terrible hand. Here's the full layout:
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Posted 2008-January-25, 15:31
Terrible?
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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