We all Missed This Grand
#21
Posted 2014-November-24, 14:35
But here I think I prefer 1 ♦ - 1 ♠ - 2 NT - 4 ♦ sequence. This should be slammish with 5+ ♦ as 3 ♦ would still show a fit and be forward going. It should be easy to get to the slam from there.
#22
Posted 2014-November-24, 14:41
PhantomSac, on 2014-November-23, 17:43, said:
Technically, this was not an individual tournament - it was the BBO Forums pairs tournament held on Sunday afternoon. But most of the pairs were put together at the last minute, and I had never played with my partner previously. There were 8 pairs.
I have to admit, when I bid 3♦ over 2NT, and my partner took some time before bidding, I had a small fear that he would pass. After he bid 3♥ over 3♦, I bid 4NT, intending it as RKCB. Again, he took some time in responding, which really had me worried.
Getting to 6NT (which I could have bid over 2NT) was worth all of the matchpoints, even if it was only 3 out of 3.
#24
Posted 2014-November-24, 18:08
---- 1D (4+)
1S 2N (18-19)
4D (RKC) 5C (2 + Q)
5H (K's) 5S (spade K)
5N (K's) 6C (club K)
7D (knowing only 15HCP in the East hand)
#25
Posted 2014-November-24, 18:50
rbakerlv, on 2014-November-24, 12:52, said:
The use of 4D as RKC and the 6NT showing all missing kings makes this almost laydown
I've learned something today ( from above ) ...
.... that 6NT = all 3 outside Kings in reply to the specific K-ask .
TWOferBRIDGE
"imo by far in bridge the least understood concept is how to bid over a jump-shift
( 1M-1NT!-3m-?? )." ....Justin Lall
" Did someone mention relays? " .... Zelandakh
K-Rex to Mikeh : " Sometimes you drive me nuts " .
#26
Posted 2014-November-24, 21:01
vbartone, on 2014-November-24, 18:08, said:
---- 1D (4+)
1S 2N (18-19)
4D (RKC) 5C (2 + Q)
5H (K's) 5S (spade K)
5N (K's) 6C (club K)
7D (knowing only 15HCP in the East hand)
What is USP?
On its own being one step lower obviously 4♦ Key Card is superior to 4♥ Key Card. However to determine whether it is far superior you need to tell me how you handle hands that are worth a quantitative slam try which I would put through 4♦. Maybe not on this auction where there is plenty of room but certainly on similar auctions.
I believe that the USA currently hold only the World Championship For People Who Still Bid Like Your Auntie Gladys - dburn
dunno how to play 4 card majors - JLOGIC
True but I know Standard American and what better reason could I have for playing Precision? - Hideous Hog
Bidding is an estimation of probabilities SJ Simon
#27
Posted 2014-November-25, 14:00
1♦ - 3♥ (splinter)-4♥ (redwood) -- 5C (3 controls) -- 7D (12 top tricks plus the Q that partner needs somewhere for this bid.)
Don't worry, nobody else bids their damn slams either!
#28
Posted 2014-November-25, 15:31
#29
Posted 2014-November-26, 02:06
West East
1D;
1S; 2H (5 losers, reverse);
3C (Xfer Leb., inv. or better); 3D (completing xfer);
4H (Redwood, 1430 for Diamonds); 5C (2 keycards w/ Queen);
5H (Specific King-Ask in D); 7N (w/ all 3 outside Kings)
#30
Posted 2014-November-27, 19:38
TWO4BRIDGE, on 2014-November-24, 18:50, said:
.... that 6NT = all 3 outside Kings in reply to the specific K-ask .
Not for the first time either...
Edit: if it wasn't clear, the "..." is a link to an older thread.
#31
Posted 2014-November-27, 23:09
whereagles, on 2014-November-23, 17:26, said:
pd me
1NT 2♣
2♥ 3♦
3NT
I tanked for a bit and finally passed... lol
Your partner bid this hand like he had a dead min 1NT.
ROFL unless you were playing 16-18 (I'd rather shoot myself) he has a flawless 18 count and is too strong for 1NT. Then after your 3♦ with 4 card support and a doubleton and a fine hand for suit play he signs off in 3NT (gag)
I hope this wasn't a regular PD. His bidding is especially bad if scoring was IMPs since it is hard to imagine that 5D+ isn't cold and even if matchpoints he was taken astray but 3NTitis.
#32
Posted 2014-November-28, 04:56
He was a good player, though. Bit of a wierd bidder, but fine cardplayer.
#33
Posted 2015-May-24, 02:16
Siegmund, on 2014-November-23, 17:45, said:
With one partner, however, I could have had a nice cuebidding auction after agreeing diamonds at the 3-level. I would think most pairs that could agree diamonds and have room for West to ask for keys would be able to bid it. Easy for West to count to 13 after he knows that East's controls include the ♠K.
Edited to add: most regular/good pairs, I mean. With an unknown partner in an individual I would be leaping to six too rather than investigating.
I agree with you from second part but i prefer 1NT(=16-18), 2♣-2♥, 2♠-3♦, ..
#34
Posted 2015-May-24, 04:38
1♦-1♠
2NT-3♦
3♥-3♠
4♣-4♥
4♠-4NT
5♠-7♦
Well, slams are always hard for non-regular partnerships.
#35
Posted 2015-May-26, 08:28
eagles123, on 2014-November-23, 17:00, said:
East is dealer, opps are silent.
For us:
1♦-2♦(F1 not denying 4M)
2N (15+ bal GF not denying 4M)-3♠(nat extras)
4♣(cue, not broke)-4♥(KC)
5♦(2+Q)-5N (all the keycards no K to bid, still interested in grand)
7♦ (well whatever you wanted, I have it)-7N (for pd to bid like this he has both major suit Ks or he'd have bid one of them)
Jasmine
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