On May 6, 7:13=A0pm, henrysun...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On May 6, 5:05=A0pm, "Jeffrey" <slesse...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> =A0 N =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 E =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0S =A0 =A0 =A0 W
>
> =A0 =A0P =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 P =A0 =A0 =A0 =A01C =A0 =A0 =A01H
>
> =A0 =A01S =A0 =A0 =A0 3H =A0 =A0 =A0 4S =A0 =A0 =A0 p
>
> =A0 =A0P =A0 =A0 =A0 =A05H =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0?
>
> You hold =A0AKQx =A0 AJTx =A0 x =A0 Qxxx
>
> Your =A0Bid?
>
> Partner showed 5 spades =A0and the 3 Heart bid =A0was =A0preemptive.
>
> MPS
>
> Jeff
>
> *********
>
> Hopefully, I've corrected the hand correctly.
>
> Unfortunately, anything you do here is a guess, because you misbid
> your hand on the previous round.
>
> Instead of bidding 4s, which could after all have been bid with
>
> AKxx
> x
> xx
> KQJxxx
>
> i.e., a distributional raise to 4s, this hand should have bid 4h =3D
> power raise to 4s. =A0That would both be a more accurate description of
> your hand and invite partner's assistance should they bid to 5h.
> Whether you or responder would have made the right call in that
> situation is uncertain, but you have a much better chance of doing it
> right after the qbid than after an undescriptive raise to 4s.
>
> Note that the effect of this is that hands that have slam interest in
> diamonds, or even in diamonds and clubs - perhaps hands like
>
> Kxx
> x
> AKQJxxx
> Ax
>
> where the AQxxx of spades might be enough for slam, or
>
> Kx
> x
> AKxxx
> AQJxx
>
> Where the AS and the Kxxx of clubs might be enougn for slam -
>
> can't be shown via a qbid. =A0In these situations, opener is forced to
> show strength by jumping to 5d with the first hand or 5c with the
> second. =A0That compromises your ability to play in 3nt, of course.
>
> I'll take the push to 5s. =A0I'm far from certain I can get them down 3
> (with equal vulnerability) or down 4 (at unfavorable) and I think
> there is no chance that 4s is going down, so I'm going to hope the par
> result is 4s making 5. =A0That will get me average on the board, at
> lesat.
>
> Henrysun909
I am with you up to the conclusion Henry. But the dog did not bark in
the night [assuming a hand of this strength is a par 4 spade bid in
the partner****p, partner with a probable heart void did not move over
4S]. That combined with my duplicated heart values and mediocre
offense leads me to salvage my likely 20% but on a good day 90%
board. Partner will expect at least as much offense as I will provide
and may overrule anyway. I think the same arguments would apply if I
had a forcing pass available.
If there was no potential upside to double, I would be inclined to
shoot for the narrow target.
=3D=3D Bill Shutts
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