Re: Are You Slammin', and if so how?

On Apr 22, 10:51=A0am, Alan Malloy <alan.NO.S...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 4/22/2008 7:03 AM, Eric Leong wrote:
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> > On Apr 21, 4:30 pm, StevieTee <ste...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> Hello Everyone!
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> >> OK, you are vulnerable, and the opponents ain't, and you pick up:
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> >> =A0 =A0 =A0--void--
> >> =A0 =A0 =A0xx
> >> =A0 =A0 =A0Q98xxxx
> >> =A0 =A0 =A0K9xx
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> >> You are pleasantly surprised to hear your partner open in 1st seat
> >> with 2NT (20 to 21 hcps). =A0Do you have a system for handling this
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> >> of hand? =A0What is your bidding plan?
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> >> Thanks in advance - Steve Sun
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> > I play a direct 5D bid is a gambling bid and partner is not allowed to
> > speculate on bidding 6D.
> > With a better hand, I would Stayman first and then bid 5D. Partner
> > than can gamble to 6D if he wants to do.
> > Also, I play 3S forces to puppet to 3NT and then I bid:
> > 4C =3D Diamonds
> > 4D =3D Clubs
> > 4H =3D Both Minors short in hearts
> > 4S =3D Both Minors short in spades
> > 4NT =3D Both Minors, balanced hand, invitational to slam
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> > After 4C or 4D, if opener bids the next step that is conventionally a
> > space saing RKC asking for key cards. Consequently, a 4NT bid by
> > opener is natural.
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> > On the given hand, I would bid 3S and then bid 4S. Next, I would
> > correct the contract to 5D over 4NT or 5C.
> > I really don't want to just show a single suited diamond hand as
> > partner with a near perfect prime card card holding such as S Axxx =A0
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> > AJx =A0 =A0D AKJ =A0C Axx might put the partner****p into a hopeless
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> > However, when I show both minors with longer diamonds partner will get
> > the idea he needs to look at both his minor suit holdings.
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> > Eric Leong
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> These are interesting methods, which look promising. The only question I
> have is about the 4m bids. I assume you reverse them in order to make
> opener declare, but doesn't this mess up your RKC? If you played
> 4C=3Dclubs and 4D=3Ddiamonds, then the next step could be simple
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> In your methods you've got extra space when diamonds are trump, and not
> enough when clubs are trump. Or do you simply find that when responder
> has any two keys and the queen of trump, slam is a lock?

To get too high in clubs, the opening 2NT bidder has to have only one
keycard to ask for keycards and be dumb enough to use it.

Eric Leong



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