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ABridge problem

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:52 pm
by macrae1234
S QT5
H AQ752
D Q9
C T84

You are S west is the dealer NS vulnerable and the auction goes
1club 1spade double(negative) to you

if you bid
Spoiler
If you bid 2spades it goes 3clubs all pass to you
if you pass
Spoiler
it goes 2clubs pass 2NT to you

Re: ABridge problem

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:53 pm
by kusch
macrae1234 wrote:S QT5
H AQ752
D Q9
C T84

You are S west is the dealer NS vulnerable and the auction goes
1club 1spade double(negative) to you

if you bid
Spoiler
If you bid 2spades it goes 3clubs all pass to you
if you pass
Spoiler
it goes 2clubs pass 2NT to you

I would redouble.

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:09 pm
by macrae1234
Spoiler
it will go 2 clubs pass 2h back to you

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:21 pm
by Bob78164
I assume the scoring is matchpoints. I'm certainly bidding two spades at any form of scoring.
Spoiler
If I know my partner makes sound vulnerable overcalls, I'd seriously consider pounding three clubs, but even then I'd probably pass.
--Bob

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:28 pm
by peacock2121
7 no trump

If you bid that enough times, your mother stops making you be the sub when one of her ladies don't show up.

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:29 pm
by Rexer25
peacock2121 wrote:7 no trump

If you bid that enough times, your mother stops making you be the sub when one of her ladies don't show up.
Rec

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:32 pm
by kusch
macrae1234 wrote:
Spoiler
it will go 2 clubs pass 2h back to you
Now I bid 2S.

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:37 pm
by macrae1234
3 clubs by west back to everyone but Miss Pea that would be insufficient

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:56 pm
by kusch
macrae1234 wrote:3 clubs by west back to everyone but Miss Pea that would be insufficient
Screw Miss Pea. :roll:

I will double, partner knows I have spade support and 10HCP, he can pull it to 3S. I am not exactly liking the dbl, but that is what I will do.

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:57 pm
by macrae1234
The hand
Spoiler
-----------S A9862
------------H T3
------------D K865
------------C J5
S KJ----------------------S 743
H 8------------------------H KJ964
D J732-------------------D AT64
C AK9732---------------C Q6
------------S QT5
------------H AQ752
------------D Q9
------------C T84
3 spades has a bit of a play and I don't think it can be doubled so even 100 is good against 110

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:21 pm
by Bob78164
macrae1234 wrote:The hand
Spoiler
-----------S A9862
------------H T3
------------D K865
------------C J5
S KJ----------------------S 743
H 8------------------------H KJ964
D J732-------------------D AT64
C AK9732---------------C Q6
------------S QT5
------------H AQ752
------------D Q9
------------C T84
3 spades has a bit of a play and I don't think it can be doubled so even 100 is good against 110
Why do both North and East have the six of diamonds? --Bob

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:56 pm
by Bob78164
macrae1234 wrote:The hand
Spoiler
-----------S A9862
------------H T3
------------D K865
------------C J5
S KJ----------------------S 743
H 8------------------------H KJ964
D J732-------------------D AT4
C AK9732---------------C Q6
------------S QT5
------------H AQ752
------------D Q9
------------C T84
3 spades has a bit of a play and I don't think it can be doubled so even 100 is good against 110
Spoiler
Against a trump lead and trump continuations at every opportunity, you're in serious danger of losing two clubs, a trump, and three diamonds, particularly if West finds the underlead of the club honors to put East in for the third trump lead. And if I'm East, looking at a solid ten count facing an opening hand and vulnerable opponents at matchpoints, I very well may hit it.

Come to think of it, even if West cashes two clubs (dropping East's queen) after East gets in with the second diamond and leads a second trump, the continuation of a third club still will end up beating the contract. Declarer must trump or go down immediately, and then has two losing options. If he takes the heart hook immediately, he has to ruff (using his fourth trump) to get back to his hand to trump a diamond. Once he's done that, he can't get back to his hand to draw the last trump. If instead of taking the heart hook, Declarer trumps a diamond immediately, then he's stuck on the board and can't avoid a heart loser.
--Bob

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:23 pm
by macrae1234
It is east's 14th card

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:56 am
by peacock2121
kusch wrote:
macrae1234 wrote:3 clubs by west back to everyone but Miss Pea that would be insufficient
Screw Miss Pea. :roll:
Why kusch, you devil you.

7 no trump