A bridge hand

[Bob78164]

5S

Meaning? --Bob

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

4NT was natural, not Blackwood. --Bob

[kusch]

Meaning? --Bob

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

4NT was natural, not Blackwood. --Bob

I figured you would say that. I bid 2C and the 2N showing a pretty weak opener, and since partner could have signed off in 3N. Since he said 4N it makes me think he has extra. I am still saying 5S. Partner took over driving this train when he bid 2D.

Ok, SC, I will have a piece of that pizza you ordered last night. And get me a Miller Lite, none of shitty tasty Guinness.

[macrae1234]

What has Walsh partner bid? To invite after this he should have the something like
x
AKxx
KQJx
KQxx

with this hand the worst hand I could open would be
KQJ
Qxx
xxx
AJxx

My Aces are golden 6NT

[Bob78164]

What has Walsh partner bid? To invite after this he should have the something like
x
AKxx
KQJx
KQxx

with this hand the worst hand I could open would be
KQJ
Qxx
xxx
AJxx

My Aces are golden 6NT

Partner gave me a little more room and bid 5C. I bid 6C.

1C -- P -- 1H -- P
2C -- P -- 2D -- P
2N -- P -- 4N -- P
5C -- P -- 6C -- P
?

Your call? --Bob

[macrae1234]

What did 5 clubs mean I'd bid that with the KJ of spades

[Bob78164]

What did 5 clubs mean I'd bid that with the KJ of spades

Every bid in this sequence has been natural. I think bidding 5 clubs showed good judgment. If you bid 6NT, you can expect a spade lead and had better be prepared to take the first 12 tricks. In 6 clubs you may have additional options, such as ruffing out the heart suit. --Bob

[plasticene]

What has Walsh partner bid? To invite after this he should have the something like
x
AKxx
KQJx
KQxx

with this hand the worst hand I could open would be
KQJ
Qxx
xxx
AJxx

My Aces are golden 6NT

Partner gave me a little more room and bid 5C. I bid 6C.

1C -- P -- 1H -- P
2C -- P -- 2D -- P
2N -- P -- 4N -- P
5C -- P -- 6C -- P
?

Your call? --Bob

I'm a bit confused; did you just switch chairs with partner?

[Bob78164]

What has Walsh partner bid? To invite after this he should have the something like
x
AKxx
KQJx
KQxx

with this hand the worst hand I could open would be
KQJ
Qxx
xxx
AJxx

My Aces are golden 6NT

Partner gave me a little more room and bid 5C. I bid 6C.

1C -- P -- 1H -- P
2C -- P -- 2D -- P
2N -- P -- 4N -- P
5C -- P -- 6C -- P
?

Your call? --Bob

I'm a bit confused; did you just switch chairs with partner?

No, the hand I gave you was partner's hand. --Bob

[kusch]

Partner gave me a little more room and bid 5C. I bid 6C.

1C -- P -- 1H -- P
2C -- P -- 2D -- P
2N -- P -- 4N -- P
5C -- P -- 6C -- P
?

Your call? --Bob

I'm a bit confused; did you just switch chairs with partner?

No, the hand I gave you was partner's hand. --Bob

I pass 6C.

[macrae1234]

Every bid in this sequence has been natural. I think bidding 5 clubs showed good judgment. If you bid 6NT, you can expect a spade lead and had better be prepared to take the first 12 tricks. In 6 clubs you may have additional options, such as ruffing out the heart suit. --Bob

I have just about the best hand for my bidding if he wanted to play in a club slam I think he could have produced a different auction like 3c over 2nt

[Bob78164]

Every bid in this sequence has been natural. I think bidding 5 clubs showed good judgment. If you bid 6NT, you can expect a spade lead and had better be prepared to take the first 12 tricks. In 6 clubs you may have additional options, such as ruffing out the heart suit. --Bob

I have just about the best hand for my bidding if he wanted to play in a club slam I think he could have produced a different auction like 3c over 2nt

Would 3 clubs be forcing? Also, he doesn't know whether you have "soft" tricks. Adding a queen to your hand (particularly the queen of clubs or hearts, or even the jack of hearts) could make quite a difference.

Partner's hand (dummy): S: J6, H: AKQ95, D: K743, C: K6
Your hand (declarer): S: A8, H: 74, D: A92, C: A97532

The opening lead is the 5 of spades. The queen will show up on your right. Plan the play. --Bob

[macrae1234]

Only way I make is if clubs are 3-2 and hearts 3-3
so win AS cash 3 hearts pitching a spade play A then K clubs play good heart pitching a D cas AK of diamonds and concede a club

[Bob78164]

Only way I make is if clubs are 3-2 and hearts 3-3
so win AS cash 3 hearts pitching a spade play A then K clubs play good heart pitching a D cas AK of diamonds and concede a club

You don't need hearts 3-3. Lefty trumps the third heart after you pitch your low spade, and returns a spade, which you trump. But you're home anyway -- AK of clubs draws all of the outstanding trump (lefty trumped with his natural trump trick), so you can ruff a heart, return to the board with the king of diamonds, and cash the fifth heart, pitching a diamond.

Unfortunately, partner drew two rounds of trump before trying to cash the hearts. That would have been right if the same hand had doubletons in hearts and clubs, but that's antipercentage. Now he didn't have enough entries to set up and cash the hearts. The red suit squeeze failed, so he went down 1 for an average. We were the only pair in the room to reach the good club slam (on 29 combined HCP). But the rest of the room is in 3NT, which only has eight top tricks and (after a spade lead) no time to develop a ninth.

That's why I like partner's 5C bid. He recognized that we might well only have one spade stopper, which would be fatal in NT if we have to lose a club trick but can be survived in a club contract if there's a quick pitch (or if I've got a stiff spade). --Bob

[macrae1234]

That is the one other thing I forgot if hearts are 4-2 and the 2 also has 3 clubs either RHO or LHO if RHO trumps you pitch a spade anyway and still get your diamond pitch later. Actually not bad odds