On May 12, 1:59 am, StevieTee <ste...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Hi Everyone
>
> Yer playin' IMPs (IMP Pairs, to be exact), and everyone is
> vulnerable. You've got:
>
> AQ1084
> QJ7
> 10
> J1065
>
> You pass in 1st seat, and you hear the bidding go:
>
> You LHO Partner RHO
> pass (1c) 3NT* (4H)
> ??
>
> * Not discussed in advance, but presumably not 24 to 26
> balanced....
>
> (1) What do you bid here?
>
> (2) Do you suspect that someone doesn't have their bid?
>
> Thanks in advance - Steve Sun
Thanks (and THIS time I really mean it haha) to all who responded.
The four hands were, approximately:
xx
x
AKJxxxx
Kxx
Jxxx Kx
Ax Kxxxxxx
Qxx xx
AQxx xx
AQ1084
QJ7
10
J1065
One of us (three guesses who) passed the South hand, and after p (1c)
3nt (4h); ? bid 4nt, thinking that with a singleton diamond to get to
declarer's solid suit, a fast winner in the ace of spades, club help,
and a heart stopper 4nt had to have some play. The other one of us
felt that the inference that North did not have his 3nt bid should
have been obvious (you've got 10 points, he opened, and he bid 4h.
What could I have for a legitimate 3nt overcall?).
In retrospect, I think it is quite close as to whether this hand
should bid 4nt or whether it should double and lead a diamond, in
spite of the 6-2 vote in favor of 4nt on this thread. My concern was
that declarer had two singletons, so a diamond lead and a diamond back
might just end up being a ruff with a natural trump winner, and so we
might only get it for down 1 if I can't get two spade tricks.
But in that case there is probably little chance to make 4nt, so if
they are taking 9 tricks in hearts, we may not be making 10 tricks in
notrump.
The story has a tragi-comedic ending: West doubled 4nt, which happens
to be makable because the KS and the AC are onside (so you can't pick
the losing finesse) and East has no entry to his heart suit. North,
terrified of his own gambling 3nt overcall, ran to 5d doubled where an
unfortunately line of play led to down more than necessary.
Henrysun909
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