On May 6, 7:13 pm, henrysun...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On May 6, 5:05 pm, "Jeffrey" <slesse...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> N E S W
> P P 1C 1H
> 1S 3H 4S p
> P 5H ?
>
> You hold AKQx AJTx x Qxxx
>
> Your Bid?
>
> Partner showed 5 spades and the 3 Heart bid was preemptive.
>
> 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 =
> power raise to 4s. That 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. In these situations, opener is forced to
> show strength by jumping to 5d with the first hand or 5c with the
> second. That compromises your ability to play in 3nt, of course.
>
> I'll take the push to 5s. I'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. That will get me average on the board, at
> least.
>
> Henrysun909
With two almost sure trump tricks, your defensive prospects are not
hopeless. But with a combined short-suit total of 1, even with a
wasted heart ace, you may take a lot of tricks in spades. Give
partner: Txxxxx, --, xxxx, KJx and 5S is right. OTOH, if he holds:
Txxxx, --, AQxxx, xxx I'd rather defend. My inclination is to double.
I don't want my opponents to think they can push me around at the 5-
level.
Andrew
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