A bridge hand

[Bob78164]

With everyone vulnerable at matchpoints, you hold, as dealer:

S: A8, H: 74, D: A92, C: A97532

Your call? --Bob

[silvercamaro]

With everyone vulnerable at matchpoints, you hold, as dealer:

S: A8, H: 74, D: A92, C: A97532

Your call? --Bob

I call Papa John's Pizza and order a large sausage with extra cheese.

[SportsFan68]

1C

[SportsFan68]

Tonight was strange -- no one ran away with it or got totally stomped either.

Winner - 58%
Second - 57%
Third - 52% (us)
Fourth - 51%
Fifth through eighth were between 50% and 48%.

[Bob78164]

1C

Partner bids 1H. The opponents are silent so far. --Bob

[Bob78164]

With everyone vulnerable at matchpoints, you hold, as dealer:

S: A8, H: 74, D: A92, C: A97532

Your call? --Bob

I call Papa John's Pizza and order a large sausage with extra cheese.

The pizza place gets your order wrong and delivers a large cheese with extra sausage. Your call. --Bob

[SportsFan68]

1C

Partner bids 1H. The opponents are silent so far. --Bob

2C -- lets him know I have six of 'em, that I deny support for his hearts, and that I'm so weak in general I have to re-bid my first suit.

[Bob78164]

1C

Partner bids 1H. The opponents are silent so far. --Bob

2C -- lets him know I have six of 'em, that I deny support for his hearts, and that I'm so weak in general I have to re-bid my first suit.

Partner bids 2D. The opponents still have nothing to say.

1C -- P -- 1H -- P
2C -- P -- 2D -- P
? --Bob

[SportsFan68]

Partner bids 1H. The opponents are silent so far. --Bob

2C -- lets him know I have six of 'em, that I deny support for his hearts, and that I'm so weak in general I have to re-bid my first suit.

Partner bids 2D. The opponents still have nothing to say.

1C -- P -- 1H -- P
2C -- P -- 2D -- P
? --Bob

New suit is forcing for one round, he knows I have 6C, he knows I don't like his hearts, I'm not going to NT with two doubletons -- 3D.

[Bob78164]

2C -- lets him know I have six of 'em, that I deny support for his hearts, and that I'm so weak in general I have to re-bid my first suit.

Partner bids 2D. The opponents still have nothing to say.

1C -- P -- 1H -- P
2C -- P -- 2D -- P
? --Bob

New suit is forcing for one round, he knows I have 6C, he knows I don't like his hearts, I'm not going to NT with two doubletons -- 3D.

If you do that, partner's going to play you for four diamonds. Also, if partner knows you've got six clubs, he also knows you've got two doubletons (or a singleton). Most importantly, you know you have the unbid suit stopped, and he doesn't. --Bob

[SportsFan68]

Yeah, I have the unbid suit stopped with a doubleton. Pard and I played this hand (sorta) last week, down three in 3N. After they cleaned our clock with the KQJ and a couple of small spades, they moved on to clubs, where they were similarly situated with regard to honors. Isn't it amazing how you can stomp somebody flat with only 11 points between you, they marveled.

I'm sticking with 3D. Pard knows I'm forced and could have as few as three.

[Bob78164]

I'm sticking with 3D. Pard knows I'm forced and could have as few as three.

Not in my partnerships. My agreement is that one never gives an immediate raise of the second suit with less than four-card support. Partner bids 3S. --Bob

[kusch]

With everyone vulnerable at matchpoints, you hold, as dealer:

S: A8, H: 74, D: A92, C: A97532

Your call? --Bob

Not my favorite hand to open but 1C.

I have read Sprot's replies and after the

1C-1H-2C-2D, I will bid 2S and hold my breath.

Using Sprot's reply of 3D and partner bidding 3S, I will bid 4D.

[Bob78164]

With everyone vulnerable at matchpoints, you hold, as dealer:

S: A8, H: 74, D: A92, C: A97532

Your call? --Bob

Not my favorite hand to open but 1C.

I have read Sprot's replies and after the

1C-1H-2C-2D, I will bid 2S and hold my breath.

I'd be proud to open this hand. Three aces and a six-card suit. I don't think anyone would fail to open this hand at any form of scoring or any vulnerability.

As the 4th suit, 2S establishes a game forcing auction and asks for a spade stopper (rather than telling partner you have one), on the theory that if you have a spade stopper, you can bid 2N yourself. Are you sure that's what you want to bid? --Bob

[SportsFan68]

I'll defer to Kusch. Pard and I don't have fourth suit game-forcing in our partnership agreement. Two pairs in our club use it, both to excellent effect.

Pard's still trying to get me to alert Drury.

[SportsFan68]

And more bad news!

Pard's moving to Fan's neck of the woods. He can't wait! He loves it there! I guess he must be acquainted with Fan.

I'll probably go back to playing pickup games for a while. Not nearly as much fund as developing a card, knowing what just about every bid and every played card mean. Plus help shoring up my weaknesses.

Oh well.

[kusch]

With everyone vulnerable at matchpoints, you hold, as dealer:

S: A8, H: 74, D: A92, C: A97532

Your call? --Bob

Not my favorite hand to open but 1C.

I have read Sprot's replies and after the

1C-1H-2C-2D, I will bid 2S and hold my breath.

I'd be proud to open this hand. Three aces and a six-card suit. I don't think anyone would fail to open this hand at any form of scoring or any vulnerability.

As the 4th suit, 2S establishes a game forcing auction and asks for a spade stopper (rather than telling partner you have one), on the theory that if you have a spade stopper, you can bid 2N yourself. Are you sure that's what you want to bid? --Bob

Dang you Sprots, quit deferring.

Bob, I did not say I I would not open the hand, just not my favorite because the only rebid I have is 2C. I much prefer to open a hand with 9 spades headed by the AKQ and outside AKH.

Ok, can I change my bid to 2N promising a spade stopper?

[macrae1234]

I would have gone 1c then 2c then 2nt showing a spade stopper and as balanced and as weak as I can be

[peacock2121]

[kusch]

Bite me.

And here I thought you would do one as well as or better than the Border Patrol guards. Next time don't bother to ask for help.

Try again.

[peacock2121]

Bite me.

And here I thought you would do one as well as or better than the Border Patrol guards. Next time don't bother to ask for help.

Try again.

Which cheek?

[Bob78164]

I would have gone 1c then 2c then 2nt showing a spade stopper and as balanced and as weak as I can be

That's my recommended auction. Partner bids 4NT (natural).

1C -- P -- 1H -- P
2C -- P -- 2D -- P
2N -- P -- 4N -- P
?

Your call? --Bob

[kusch]

I would have gone 1c then 2c then 2nt showing a spade stopper and as balanced and as weak as I can be

That's my recommended auction. Partner bids 4NT (natural).

1C -- P -- 1H -- P
2C -- P -- 2D -- P
2N -- P -- 4N -- P
?

Your call? --Bob

5S

[Bob78164]

I would have gone 1c then 2c then 2nt showing a spade stopper and as balanced and as weak as I can be

That's my recommended auction. Partner bids 4NT (natural).

1C -- P -- 1H -- P
2C -- P -- 2D -- P
2N -- P -- 4N -- P
?

Your call? --Bob

5S

Meaning? --Bob

[kusch]

That's my recommended auction. Partner bids 4NT (natural).

1C -- P -- 1H -- P
2C -- P -- 2D -- P
2N -- P -- 4N -- P
?

Your call? --Bob

5S

Meaning? --Bob

3 aces, I don't think we have agreed on a suit.