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Partner's 4NT bid showed some 2 suited hand.
Format is Swiss Pairs, MPs -> VPs.
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2 suited hand, good fit
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Posted 2013-March-11, 04:18
Partner's 4NT bid showed some 2 suited hand.
Format is Swiss Pairs, MPs -> VPs.
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Posted 2013-March-11, 05:03
6♥. It's not hard to construct hands where both 5♠ and 6♥ make with everyone having bid sensibly. Since my guess is that neither contract is likely to go more than one off, bidding is going to show a large profit if you faced this position multiple times.
Sorry, just seen that this is pairs. That makes it much closer. I still bid, because I have an appalling track record when I take an action just because it is pairs.
Sorry, just seen that this is pairs. That makes it much closer. I still bid, because I have an appalling track record when I take an action just because it is pairs.
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Posted 2013-March-11, 06:44
I am with Phil, partner's double suggests he has 3 bullets, and only 4 keycards are needed for slam when he is 2551. If ♥K is missing we can still get lucky.
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Posted 2013-March-11, 16:27
I was faced with the same decision in this spot after a similar but shorter (and therefore slightly less informative) auction. I think 6♥ is completely clear at IMPs because as Phil says it is going to cost very little in the long run. Then again partner's double is going to be very closely affected by the form of scoring so perhaps we would face a different problem. At MPs I really found this a tough decision.
Bidding 6♥ has two ways to win:
1) It makes (perhaps doubled) OR more likely
2) 5♠ was making
and one way to lose
3) 5♠ was -1 and 6♥ is either -1 or -2 surely doubled.
No. 1) seems a thin chance but perhaps might tip the scales... I couldn't tell whether 2 or 3 was more probable.
Bidding 6♥ has two ways to win:
1) It makes (perhaps doubled) OR more likely
2) 5♠ was making
and one way to lose
3) 5♠ was -1 and 6♥ is either -1 or -2 surely doubled.
No. 1) seems a thin chance but perhaps might tip the scales... I couldn't tell whether 2 or 3 was more probable.
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Posted 2013-March-11, 16:43
I wish I even had a clear way to try for a grand. I can't imagine defending when partner has the red suits and then shows a good hand here. I am not the least bit worried that RHO doubled 5♥.
"What's the big rebid problem? After 1♦ - 1♠, I can rebid 1NT, 2♠, or 2♦."
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Posted 2013-March-11, 21:19
(I mean 5♦)
"What's the big rebid problem? After 1♦ - 1♠, I can rebid 1NT, 2♠, or 2♦."
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Posted 2013-March-12, 04:33
Am I the only one who thinks that I should have bid 6♥ the previous round?
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Posted 2013-March-12, 08:27
After seeing hand in other thread, double was lol.
"What's the big rebid problem? After 1♦ - 1♠, I can rebid 1NT, 2♠, or 2♦."
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